FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio – A man suspected of drunken driving lacked the proper permits for a gun found in his truck, police said.

The 39-year-old Wakeman man was found at 12:24 a.m. Friday in the 4400 block of West 227th Street drooling and slumped over the steering wheel of a running pickup truck. He eventually admitted to having a gun in the vehicle, police said.

The first police officer to arrive at the scene was unable to wake the man, the report said, but paramedics who arrived a short time later roused him to consciousness.

During questioning, he told police there was a gun in the vehicle, according to the report. The gun was confiscated because the man did not have a concealed carry permit and appeared intoxicated.

A breath alcohol test revealed the man had a blood alcohol level of .221. Officers also found a marijuana pipe in his car, the report said.

He faces charges of drinking and driving, marijuana possession and handling a firearm in a motor vehicle.

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